In this Issue…
Alun Bevan is retiring
Irish Library News has received a lot of support from the Irish library community and from library colleagues throughout the world since…Read More
The Search is on for Ireland’s Bookshop of the Year
If your local bookshop holds a special place in your heart, now’s the time to show your appreciation as the search is on for the Bord…Read More
Clare County Library gets back to nature during National Heritage Week
Clare County Library held a number of events to mark National Heritage Week which took place from the August 20 – 28 this year…Read More
Bulgarian Ambassador to Ireland visits Clare County Library
Clare County Library was honoured to host a visit from the Ambassador of Bulgaria to Ireland, H.E. Mr Emil Yalnazov. The Ambassador…Read More
A new library for Mitchelstown
Mitchelstown’s readers got their first chance to see their new library when it opened its doors to the public on Tuesday August 30 2011…Read More
Around cork City Libraries in 35 days!
Children and young people in Cork city were invited to embark on an amazing literary journey on September 28 with the launch of Cork City…Read More
Modern record of Kerry Antiquities
On Saturday night, August 27 at Tralee Library, Jimmy Deenihan, Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht launched the Rattoo Heritage…Read More
Circus Stars shine brightly in Kilkenny Library Service.
The Summer Reading Challenge for children, Circus Stars, organised by Kilkenny Library Service, came to an end on September 16 with a…Read More
Michael D. Higgins visits Graiguenamanagh Library
Graiguenamanagh library played host to Michael D. Higgins during the Town of Books Weekend September 16 – 18. He gave a talk on…Read More
“Noisy Hours for Special Needs” at Monaghan Library
On Saturday July 16 2011, the launch of Noisy Time took place in Monaghan Library, with the enthusiastic assistance of library staff…Read More
Exhibition on the Forgotten Voices of the Great Irish Famine
The exhibition Forgotten Voices: the Great Irish Famine revealed through the Strokestown Estate Archive, organised by the OPW-NUI…Read More
LAI Cataloguing and Metadata Group visit NUI Maynooth
On Friday, September 9, the Library at NUI Maynooth hosted a visit from the Library Association of Ireland (LAI) Cataloguing and…Read More
Derek Landy and Ally Carter wow teenage audiences at South Dublin Libraries
The County Library Tallaght was buzzing with excitement on the morning of September 15 as 230 school children prepared to meet the…Read More
Once Upon a Time in Tallaght – Tinker Tales and Traveller Stories
On Thursday September 8, Mayor Catríona Jones of South Dublin County launched a new South Dublin Libraries publication, Once Upon…Read More
Senior Cycle Exam Support at County Library Tallaght
As students around the country settle into their new lives, the County Library Tallaght is already looking towards the current…Read More
Commemorative bust in honour of Canon Patrick Power
The Very Rev. Canon Patrick Power D. LItt., M.R.I.A. (1862-1951) contributed greatly to the historical knowledge of Waterford…Read More
Call for participation in sister libraries programme
NAPLE is pleased to invite libraries to participate in the NAPLE Sister Libraries Programme. The programme seeks to help libraries …Read More
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